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JOHN S. MGINTI'RE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOI S.

Letters Patent No. 66,373, dated July 2, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEIGH-RUNNERS FOR BUGGIES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. McINTiRE, of Chicago, Illinois, have invented a new Sleigh-Runner for Buggies; and I do declare that the following is a' clear, full, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in Which Figure 1 is a side view of the runner.

Figure 2, an end view of the runners with a-buggy axle attached.

Figure 3 shows the hook D.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the'figur'es.-

The nature and object of my invention is to so construct sleigh-runners that when the wheels are removed from a buggy the runners can be attached to the buggy axles; the runners and remaining part of the buggy together forming a sleigh.

. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I cast a pipe-box, B, similar to the ordinary buggy-pipe box, except that the box is provided with flanges a and with a projecting arm, 0. This arm is made to project a little laterally from the box, enough to allow the arm to pass the irons usually found on the axlenear the hub, and the arm is about twelve or fifteen inches in length. The runner proper A is made in the usual form; The rail F is attached to the boxes B upon the flanges a; it may be attached by means of the braces b, which are passed through the rail and flange-s, the same being provided with holes. The braces are then bent, the one forward, the other hack, and fastened to the runner at c are braces, made either double or single, as shown, passing from the runner A to the further end of the arm G,-and fastened to the arm in any suitable manner. The braces dmay be used, if desired. The distance between the pipe-boxes when fastened to the rail is to be the same as the distance between the ends of the axles to be used. 7 i I In use, after removing the wheels frbm the buggy the runner is to be placed upon the axles'and held firmly in place by means of the hook D, which is to be hooked on to the axle and then passed over the end of-the arm C, the whole to be held in place by means of the set-screw E passing through the end of the arm C and against the axle, or, if desired, the set-screw may be made to enter the axle. The nut g or other fastening upon the end of the axle is to be used as usual. The braces 41 can be used if necessary. My'device can be used upon all wheeled vehicles, and a separate runner may be made for each end of each axle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The pipe-box 13, provided with flanges a ancharm G, constructed substantiallyas and for the purposes specified. c

2. The hook D, set-screw and pipe-box B, in combination with the axle G and runner A.

JOHN S. McINTIRE.

Witnesses E. B. SHERMAN, E'. A. Wnsr. 

